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The Press., 1887-06-02

"A prominent Alachuan,' says the Gainesville (Fla.) Advocate, s'relates g good story about grand jury in Gaines vile few years ago. It had found bill of indictment against person for carrying concealed weapons. One of the jurors rose and said: We have found bill against that man now let us search the grand jury for concealed weapons II was found that he, the foreman and five other jurors had pistols in their pockets. When they recovered from the shock oi this discovery, the indictment was torn np and thrown away"
The Press., 1887-06-02

Rev. Minot J. Savage, in an address be- fore the free religionists in Boston one day last week, said many strange things for a man who has the title of ssreverend" pre- fixed to his name. One of his statements only, is worth quoting as showing how complete drift away from things divine these people have reached: i've are gradually drifting away from the old idea that the Bible has any particular signih. canoe or authority. We have no reliance on any historic person like Christ. Il never occurs to us that we haven't as much right to criticise the opinions of Jesus as those of Socrates or any other man. l do not by any means believe in the concep tion of Heaven as Jesus Christ did, yet the only word he ever uttered about heaver was ethical ''
The Press., 1887-06-02

FROM January 1st,1ss7. this paper and the Connect icut Courant weekly are furnished together for s. 25 payable at this oflce in advance.
The Press., 1887-06-02

A Court of Probate holden at Willing. A ton, within and for the District of Holland, on the 25th day of May, A. D. lssT
 Present, John B. Carpenter, Judge.
 Upon the petition of John III. Sparrow of Holland. in said district duly signed and to. showing Co this court that George Brown, of said Tolland on the 9th day of March, 1ss7 by his note promised to pay the petitioner six months after date hundred and fifty dollars value received a the Holland Savings Bank that said claim Is just and founded contract
 That since the giving of said note said Brown has failed in his circumstanccs and become insoivent hs property has been attached, and nnees relieved by the Interpretation of this court the petitioner will bc unable to obtain any payment or satsfactiop Of said debt He therefore prays for the appointment of [ trustee to take possession of the property of said Brown for the benefit of his creditors, per pcison on fle more fully appears.
 0rdered-Thst hearing on sand petition be had ai the Probate oface, in said district the 4th day of June next, at 10k o'clock m And the petition CT is directed to publish this notice in newspaper having circulation in said district and to post q copy of said notice the public sign post nenraNt the residence of said Brown, and ieave like copy with said Brown, or at his usual place Of abode.
 Certified from Record,
 9w JOHN E. CARPENTER, Judge.
The Press., 1887-06-02

JAMEs MCLAUaHLIN s SoN, PUBLIsHERs. 80 per year. 2s when paid strictly in advanc,
The Press., 1887-06-02

PUBLIC debt reduction in May, 8s, ,sss, ,s97.
The Press., 1887-06-02
ORDER OF NoTIoE.-Emma D, Marcy

f khUER UF NUTIUE.-Emma ID, Marcy NJ vs. George Marcy.
 State of Connecticut, Holland County, aA. Holland May 16th, A. D. 1881.
 Upon the complaint of the said Emma D. Marcy praying for reasons therein set forth for divorce now pending before the Superior Court in and for Holland County, to be held on the ist Tuesday of June, A. D. 1884
 It appearing Go, and being found by the subscribing authority that the said defendant a abecn from this state-gone to parts unknown. Therefore ordered that notice of tho pendency of said complaint be given by publishing this order In The Press newspaper printed in Htafford, two weeks sueoeasyeiy, con- mencing or before the seth day of May, A. B 1aaT or by leaving copy of said complaint ctatton and order of notice with the defendant on before the 26th day of May, AID. 1sa1. ERWIN O. DIMOCK. Clerk Of the Superior Court for TolIAnd CanKltv.
The Press., 1887-06-02
Dfeds

Die6s Hampden, Mass, May 18th, Lucetta, 81 years 2 months, widow of Ebenezer Hewlett.
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The Press., 1887-06-02
w D. ExINsNTAN. Dress Trimmings.
 Wrap Trimmings.

Rich, Medium and Low-pricod Novelties of every description. The largest and most attractive stock of Trimmings ever shown in Springfield.
 Our prices, as usual, defy competitor.
 Passemeuteries, Gallons, Garnitures, Sets, Ornaments and Drops in Jet and oolored Beadsrin the choicest designs to match all the new shades of Spring Dress Goods.
 White Pearl Passementeries, Lacos and Nets for Reception Dresses.
 Jet Beaded Laces, Nets and Grenadines.
 Braid Gimps in Black and complete lino of oolors in great variety of styles.
 Black and Coiored Braid Garnitures, Pan els and Sets. ...
 silk and worsted Marabouts in Blacks and Colors.
 Trimming and Binding BfaAds-ail widths, styles and colors.
 Buttons, Dress Clasps and Buckles New and handsome things opening daily.
The Press., 1887-06-02

BOFms -aa
 Somersville, May 27th, son to Miro and Alice Keeney. "@ ,4
The Press., 1887-06-02

K ITCHEN GIRL WANTED at the IN STAFFORD SPRINGS HOUSE
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07
Peaches on Mountains.

o. w. Good, of WaynesborO', Pa,
was in Chestertown last week for the
purpose of purchasing $4,000 peach
trees to be planted on the mountain
lands of Pennsylvania and Western
Maryland Mr.. Good is a large distill-
er, and is representing a syndicate
who has purchased large tracts of
mountain land and intend to engage in
the culture of the peach on an extern
sive scale. Peach-growing in that sec
ton while in its infancy has assumed
tremendous proportions, hundreds of
thousands of trees being planted in the
last year. One grower this year netted
from 5000 trees $4,000. The fruit
is of a fine size and ripens beautifully.
The trees are not injured by the frost
and kindred diseases of the peach are
unknown. Mr.. Good says that land
which could be bought four years ago fol
| $40 is now in demand at $50. From the
| present out look it would seem thai
the Eastern Shore of Maryland anC
lower Delaware are likely to find il
these mountain peaches formidable
competitors. They are growing then
in the valleys as we'll as on the noun
tains. Instead of evaporating the sur
plus fruit, it is the intention of the syn
dictate represented by Mr.. Good t.
utilize it in their distilleries.- Chester
tOlUn Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07
THE BRITISH REEEEATERs.

An Exceedingly Comfortable Time Ar
ranged for a Hundred Men.
The "Beefeaters" have an exceedingly
comfortable berth, as there is very little
for the YeOman Of the Guard to do. and
plenty Of time for him to do 1t in. There
are about hundred men In this ancient
body, and their services are required only
on special occasions. Clad like beautiful
penwipers, and armed with halberds, they
may be seen on the staircases and about
the passages Of Buckingham palace on
drawing room days; and their presence in
any other building is usually sign that
the royalty is not far off. When at ease
in their Tower home, the yeomen are i'm
mense attractions to most visitors, espe-
clally those from over the seas, to whom
they appear as contemporaries Of the great
Elizabeth herself.
In the days Of that queen and her prede-
cessors, there was a deal more for these
picturesque retainers to look after. They
were instituted shortly after the accession
OF Henry VII, and had to be regularly on
duty near the sovereign, forty at time
by day and twenty by night. One of their
tasks was to bring up all the dishes for
the royal table and deliver them to the
servers, and as the journey from the
kitchens to the banqueting hall was a
long and winding one, it was necessary
that these fetchers and carriers should be
honorable men, incapable Of abstracting
V1ands on tbs way, or substituting dele
| FERROUS compounds instead.
Six Of the brave beefeaters are called
''yeoman hangers, " but this does not sig
Nifty that they ever of11ciated as court exc
cutioners. They are supposed to move tap
estry from the royal apartments when
the sovereign proceeds from one palace 10
another and replace it in the new residence.
! There used to be yeonlan bed screwers in
! the time when majesty had no furniture
| to spare, and the royal bedstead had to be
! dismantled for a journey and then set up
again; but our present queen dispenses
with yeomanry assistance on her many
! fittings between Scotland and the Isle Of
Wight, assiduously ignoring the metro
polls.
As regards the gentlemen at arms, who
number about forty, they rank as captains
in the army, and the corps is required to
attend on all state occasions, half Of them
during the new year and midsummer
quarters, and half during the Lady day
and Michaelmas quarters. Henry VIII in
stituted this guard and treated them to
some active service in waiting upon him,
but at present their greatest efforts seem
confined to striking attitudes and watch
ing people in their best clothes file along
to order themselves reverentlg before their
iege lady.-London Society.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

Count Ferdinand de Lesseps relates
curious anecdote of his old friend No
manned Said and his two walking sticks.
That prince, when he returned on one
occasion from England, sent for the canal
cutter and showed him two sticks, one Of
which had been given him by NJ. de
Lesseps; the other was present fromzan
English admiral. at often happens, ="
said the prince, "that you talk to me
about the canal in the hearing Of people
who might retail our conversation at an
inopportune moment. 1 have therefore
thought it well to obviate this by carry
ing in my hand the English cane when 1
want you not to say word about the
canal. When, however, you see me with
your cane tthe French one) in my hand,
you can talk as long as you like about
your undertaking"
The precautiOn was characteristic Of an
Oriental, and reminds one Of the delight
fully primitive plans and schemes which
are detailed in the pages Of the Arabian
Nights" 1t appears that Mohammed
Said used NJ. de Lesseps' walking stick
until his dying day, and had it beside
him when he breathed his last 1t was
then lost for time, but the police found
it in the hands of an Arab, from whom it
was taken and restored to NJ. de Lesseps,
who treasured it up as a memento Of his
deceased friend and patron.-New York
Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

The process of manufacture consists in
mixing about 25 per cent. of asbestos fiber
with about from % to 35 per cent. of pow
dered sulphate of alumina. This mix
ture is moistened with an aqueous solu-
ton Of chloride Of zinc. The mixture is
washed with water, and then treated with
an aqueous solution Of ammOniacal gas.
The mixture is again washed, and then
treated with a solution composed Of one
part of resin soap and eight or ten parts Of
water, mixed with an equal bulk Of sui
plate of alumina, which Should be as pure
as possible. The mixture thus obtained
should have a slightly pulpy consistency.
Finally, there is added to it 35 per cent.
of powdered asbestos and to per cent.
of white barytes. This pulp is treated
with water in an ordinary paper machine,
and worked just like paper pulp.
In order to manufacture from it a solid
cardboard, proof against fire and water
and capable Of serving as a roofing mate
rial for light structures, sheets Of common
cardboard, tarred or otherwise prepared,
are covered with the pulp. The applica-
ton is made in paper machine, the pulp
being allowed to flow over the cardboard.
Among other uses the asbestos paper has
been recommended for the manufacture
Of cigarettes.-L'Industr Moderne.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07
A Diet OF Potatoes.

Half starved men and women can never
be happy, and an exclusive diet of pota-
toes, no matter how large the quantity
used, will only serve to maintain people
in a feeble, half starved, revolutionary,
quarrelsome condition.
William Goblet once wrote that the
ruin of Ireland would result from the cul-
tivation of that "dirty root, the potato.
Adam Smith declared years ago that Eng
land would some day have to support Ire
land if potato culture was not abandoned
for the raising Of other soil products. He
believed that the same extent Of land
which would grow food for one person in
England would support four in Ireland.
The soil is better, the climate is better,
and the only need is to throw seed pota-
toes into the sea, and plant wheat, oats,
barley and other grains instead Of the in.
nutritious tpbers.-Popular Science News.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

Governor Taylor of Tennessee recent
ly told of a colored clergyman who
preached a sermon on the text: "And
the multitudes came to Him, and He
healed them of divers diseases" Said
he: My dying congregation, this is a
terrible text. Disease is in the world.
The smallpox Stays its hundreds, the
cholera its thousands and the yellow
fever its tens of thousands, but, in the
language of the text, if you take the
divers, you are gone. These earthly
doctors can cure the smallpox, cholera
and yellow fever if they get there in
time, but nobody but the good Lord
can cure the divers"
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

lines of dOggerel into it, then turned it
back and whistled Hail Columbia"
the three communications being super
imposed. The result was a curious
mixture, the speaking, the singing and
the whistling being perfectly distin-
guished, and yet blended together.
This shows the ease with which the
phonograph can reproduce the music
of an orchestra, each of the instruments
coming out distinctly, and the voice of
singers, if there is also singing.
The cost of the phonOgrams, or little
wax cylinders upon which the phone
graph traces its message, is naturally
of interest. According to the present
estimate the phOnograms will cost
about three cents apiece for a fOur-inch
cylinder and one cent apiece for a one
inch cylinder, upon which 200 words
can be written. These one-inch phono-
grams will be intended for ordinary
business letters. Little wooden boxes,
upon JII6 cover Vi WHICH GILL NC WIFI
ten the address, with room for the
mails. Edison expects to get the Gov
eminent to carry these boxes at the
same rate as ordinary letters. Mr.
Edison's device for enabling the printer
to set up type from the phOnograph
message is such that the phOnOgraph
reads out ten words at time when q
spring is touched. If the printer does
not set up the ten words he can touch
pedal with his foot which makes
phonograph repeat the same line Ovel
again. Edison confidently believes
that the photograph will do ava!
with the necessity of writing for tn,
printer at all the editor and the re
) porter of the future will talk to tn
photograph and send the phOnogran
up to the composing room.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

An Ohio preacher tried to quote the
verse in Matthew about mot one jot or
title" and said: ''Not one tot or little.
Then he saw that he had erred and tried
again. mot one jilt or tOttle," said he,
AMI again stopped. But he would not
give up and began, ''Not one tit or jottle, !"
and then with a red face he gave it up
and went on with his sermon, and there
were not half dozen Of his hearers who
could really tell just what the two words
Nrara -Naru York Sum.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

She Caught Him-He-What will
you have dear, candy or ice cream?
She-No, Edward, get me some
popcorn, please.
He-Do you like that stuff?
She-Yes; 1 like everything that
pops.-Hdrper's BGzGr.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07
Not Id Au aronotonous.

She-nlinois is certainly great state,
Mr.. Wabash, but isn't the scenery trife
monotonousi
He IAN ulinoisian)- Monotonous? Why,
you can look for miles in all directions,
and everything Is as smooth as can. be.
II you call that monotonous, what do you
think Of the east, where there is nothing
but hills and mountains to look ats-
Philip II. WEIGH in The Epoch.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

There are said to be twenty-seven
red-headed Representatives in the new
House. This number is vouched for
by an officer in the Sergeant-at-Arms'
room, who has kept a tally. There
are several men with sandy hair, but
none of these are counted. In the
last Congress Judge Symmes, of Col
orado, was the only man with bright
red locks, hut this time he will have
plenty of company.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

Although Californians have given much
attention to the cultivation Of the olive,
the oil produced lacks the best qualities OF
good Italian oil. It has not the rich color
Of the oil Of Italy, is not so hmpid and Is
wanting in the aromatic flavor SO desira-
bic. italian experts think that the Cali
fornia olive growers have not gone high
enough In the mountains.-New York
Sun.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

A Memphis clergyman says that he
would be opposed to the theatre, even
if all actors and actresses were true
Christians, and all plays were pure
and uplifting, because a play rOuses
the emotion of pity which is followed
by no corresponding action.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

1t is too bad to spend half of a short
life distressed with neuralgia, when 25
cents spent for one bottle of Salvation
Oil will cure it quickly.
He talked as if he had frog in his
throat" but he was only hoarse; a sim
gle bottle of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup
relieved the trouble at once. 25 cents.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

Edward Shepherd, OF Harrisburg, H., says
Having received so much benefit from Electric
Bitters feel Tiny duty to let suffering humanity
know il. Have had a running sore on my leg fol
eight years my doctors told me would have &c
have the bone scraped or leg amputated. used
instead three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven
boxes Bucklen's Arnica SRlve and my leg is now
sound and we'll" Electric Bitters are sold at ifty
cents bottle and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at 2
cents per box, sold by Jas. P. HOffecker, Smyrna
Delaware,
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07
The Only Color Line.

Uncle Sam-What's the matter
now?
Frontier Citizen-I stole farm from
the fellow who was on it and drove
him off, and now he is coming back
with a lot of his relatives to kill me
"Well, you ought to be killed"
"But the fellow 1 stole the farm
from is an Indian"
"Oh! Well I'll order out the army
Omaha World.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

If you want to feel we'll and vigorous
and able to put vim into every action
take an occasional dose of Laxador.
Price only % cents a package.
For collie, dysentery, teething, aud
other diseases of babyhOod, always use
DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup. A perfectly
safe and reliable remedy.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07
THE LIGHT.

There is no shadow where my love IS laid;
For ever thus fancy in my dream
That wakes with me and wakes nv sleepA
some CLEAN
or sunlight thrusting through the poplar shade,
Falls there; and even when the wind has PLAYED
His requiem for the Day, one stray sunbeam,
Pale as the palest moonlight glimmers seem,
Keep sentinel for her till starlights fade.
And /, remaining here and waiting long,
And all EMBODIED in my sorrows night,
Who not on earth again her face may SEQ
For even Memory does her likeness wrong
Am blind and hopeless, only for this light
This light, this light, through all the years
to be.
H. C. Runner IN The Cant,,rv,
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

First Sweet Girls that Mr.. How
ellis, the novelist?
Second Sweet Girl-Yes, that is he.
"Dear me! We must act as if we
had some sense or else he'll put us in a
book. "-OmahG World.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

The total number OF immigrants who
arrived in the United States in October
was $500, and during the ten months
ending October S1st, 454, 699.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

There is no doubt about the honest worth OF
Ayre's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier. Thou.
sands, who have been benefited BY its use. viii
attest It's virtues. This remedy cures liver and
kidney complaint, and eradicates ever trace OF
disease from the system.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

For every variety and phase Of the many dis
throat, and lungs, Ayers Cherry Pectoral viii be
found q specific. This preparation allays in
flammation, controls the disposition 70 cough,
and prevents consumption.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

When you have to pay a dollar an
hour for a one-horse sleigh it's easy to
understand what is meant by a revenue
cutter.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

If Sam Randall were to 60 to bed
and blow out tho gas, how many Of the
free traders would wear mourning.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07
WA. FAIRIES & Bro,
Furnishing UldGPtakGTS,
AND DEALERS IN
FURNITURE,
SAIE STREET, opposite The Smyrna House.
Furniture of all kinds.

Parlor and Chamber Suits. Bureaus, Bedsteads,
Chairs Lounges, Tables Stands. Mattresses, Spring
Beds and every thing in the Furniture Line, guar
anteed at or less than City prices for the same
quality of goods. jan 5-tf
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07

The man who can't smile because
coal will be cheaper next July has p
bin with a void as big as the dealers
hearts.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07
FATAL DEFECTS OVERCOME.

Within the last year he has found it
possible to return to his early love. The
defects to be overcome in the original
photograph we're: ~ Want Of dis
tinctness in articulation; ~ certainty
of an impression upon the foil or other
material used, the old photograph re-
quired a man to shout into it in order
to get anything back; 81 the impossi-
bility of making the photograph repeat
the same sentence more than two or
three times, the needle point rapily eff
facing all the marks upon the foil (4)
the uncertainty of hand movement or
clock movement, for motion power
OF course the photograph which gives
| out sentence must run at exactly the
same speed at which it recorded the
original sounds, or else these sounds
will be distorted in the most extraor-
binary fashion. Eveyone of these de-
fects Edison succeeded in overcoming.
His present photograph occupies less
space than a typewriter, and can be
manufactured for sale at about $50.
He uses a simple form of an electric
motor, requiring only four cells of a
simple battery. 1t works without
noise and requires so little power that
the batteries will run for a month with,
out change, and will run the motor
four or five hours a day.
Smyrna times., 1887-12-07
The New Photograph.
EDIsoN's IMPROVEMENTS ON HIS MAR
Vicious EARLY INVENTIONS.

MT, EulSOn mas not nlGnefGO allOWeu
any one to see his new photograph in
working order, but he has just given
me the first exhibition of what the new
instrument will do.
In 1877 Edison gave up work upon
the photograph and turned his atten-
ton to the electric light. The phono-
graph required large amount of cost
ly experimenting, and he could find
very few capitalists willing to advance
money for the perfection of what would
probably turn out to be nothing more
than a toy. The electric light offered
a commercial future, and Edison de-
voted all his time and attention to it.
Some hundreds of monographs were
manufactured, and are now to be
found in scientific institutions, where
they are exhibited as curiosities, but
nothing more. Edison says that not
withstanding all his hard work upon
the electric light, the photograph
would bob up in his mind, so to speak,
at the most unexpected moments.
When he met some apparently fatal
objection to his lamp and saw the re-
suits of weeks of toll come to nothing,
he would revert to his photograph and
think over his experiments which he
jotted down for the future when he
was completely tired out with expert
mental work in his laboratory, when
he was unable to sleep at night, when
travelling in search of health, the
photograph, in spirit at least was hi;
constant companion.